diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb
index 7f94c924d..3205b52a8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ Autocomplete.render_item = function(list, item) {
 };
 
 Autocomplete.autocomplete_source = function(query, type) {
+  if (query === "") {
+    return [];
+  }
+
   return $.getJSON("/autocomplete.json", {
     "search[query]": query,
     "search[type]": type,